October 19, 2026
The International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) is pleased to announce the appointment of Magdalena Kaiser as Event Director, effective October 13, 2026, for a three-year term.
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August 19, 2026
August 2026 (Hillier, ON) — Closson Chase Vineyards has announced that longtime Winemaker Keith Tyers and General Manager Erin MacInnis have joined the winery’s ownership group alongside founders...
February 12, 2020
A new Hard Six Cellars winery cannot be built in a remote, mountainous location south of Calistoga, the Napa County Board of Supervisors ruled on Tuesday ...
October 3, 2019
Jackson Family Wines CEO: No Big Buyout Planned to Counter Gallo-Constellation Deal: The chief executive of Jackson Family Wines of Santa Rosa said Wednesday the premium wine company doesn't plan to make...
August 14, 2019
Consumer Insights Show Cannabis’ Impact on Wine
While the 3rd Annual Wine & Weed Symposium offered ideas to both camps on how to work together, utilizing marketing strategies, and integrating more...
July 30, 2019
The Winery Wedding Industrial Complex Doesn’t Care if You Have Objections: The greatest bartending move of all time is reported in the New Testament. In the Gospel of John (2:1-11), Jesus is at a party...
February 6, 2019
Mary Ann Graf, Who Paved the Way for California Women Winemakers, Dies at 76: Mary Ann Graf, widely considered the first woman winemaker in California after Prohibition, died after a nearly three year...
September 24, 2018
Sonoma County Wine Auction, Presented by Visa Signature, Breaks Records and Raises Over $5.7 Million at Annual Charitable Fundraising Event: The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation and George F. Hamel, Jr.,...
June 13, 2018
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Napa’s Watershed C Vote at a Standstill
Poor voter response, mail-in ballots and bureaucracy stall a decision on a major agricultural provision…
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May 25, 2018
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United States Takes Action Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Trade...
March 2, 2018
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Discovery Shows Wine Grapes Gasping for Breath
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes “breathe,” and report that...
July 17, 2017
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Wine Country Vintners Curious, but Wary of Cannabis Industry
When Tom Rodrigues looks out the window at his Yorkville winery, he can see two worlds...
January 16, 2017
Sustainable Sonoma Wine Could Fetch $7-a-Bottle More, Survey Says: U.S. wine consumers are willing to pay more for wine - up to several dollars more per bottle - produced using "sustainable" practices,...
September 23, 2016
Healdsburg Vintner Truett-Hurst Sales Surge 19% for Fiscal Year: Healdsburg-based wine company Truett-Hurst Inc. capped its fiscal year with 19.1 percent growth in net sales, better margins and net loss...
September 16, 2016
DTC Shipments Surge, Total Wine Sales Strong: A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying...
September 15, 2016
Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might...















